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Lighten the Load: How the Joy and Rhythm of Dance Helps me Combat Depression  

Can dance and movement help bring back joy? The Health Collective guest contributor addresses her journey with depression and dealing with questions of identity in this heart-warming piece that seizes on the moment that a dance circle and the guiding principles behind it helped her deal with feelings of unease, and embrace joy.

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Why You Might Want to Try Dance Movement Therapy

The third part in the Mind-Body Connection series looks at Dance Movement Therapy and how dance, in the form of unstructured movements, when stripped of its ornamental and performative elements, has surprising healing effects.  By Somi Das I have always been…